‘This isn’t the end of pen-and-paper exams’, Pearson says as English GCSEs set to go on-screen The board is the latest to announce its timeline for digital assessment, but will still offer the choice of paper-based exams
GCSE students set to be given exam aids for one more year It follows Nick Gibb, ex-schools minister, saying there was ‘an expectation’ the support would not be offered this year
Ofqual set to have interim boss for a year Temporary chief regulator to be appointed on ‘exceptional basis’ to deal with ‘challenging period’ ahead
Strikes: Government to introduce minimum service levels in colleges DfE says if a voluntary agreement is not reached with unions, it will use powers through the new strikes law
Revealed: Councils chosen to lead local SEND inclusion plans Ministers also confirmed 7 new SEND free schools in cash-strapped council areas
A-level results 2023: 7 key trends in England’s data What did we learn from the data as standards fall back to pre-pandemic?
The Great 2023 Grade Deflation: 7 things you need to know How the plunge back to pre-pandemic grades will impact students and university places this year
Teenager arrested in exam board cyber attack investigation Police confirm 16-year-old boy has been arrested and bailed until later this year
AQA also hit by exam paper cyber attack Surrey Police investigating fraud and computer misuse allegation at England’s largest exam board